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Thad Allender (Director of Photography)
Thad is the Director of Photography for the News Center.
Recent stories
- Break the rules to create original effects
- November 2, 2008
- I subscribe to a simple photographic philosophy: Know the rules, then break them. If all photographs always adhered to strict rules all the time, photography would be predictable, unsurprising and boring. And those are three adjectives that photographers should never want attached to their work.
- Behind the lens with National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson
- 03:23 p.m., September 26, 2008 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- For this week’s Behind the Lens story, we talk with Jim Richardson, a photographer for National Geographic magazine who lives in Lindsborg. His most recent story about the soil beneath our feet titled “Our Good Earth” appears on the cover of National Geographic.
- Polaroid transfers still create exciting results
- August 24, 2008
- One of my favorite alternative photographic processes is the Polaroid transfer. The resulting image can be unpredictable, and the manual process provides a much-needed break from formulaic and uncompromising digital photography. Here is a quick guide to producing your own Polaroid transfers.
- Photo inspiration: How photography connects us to the rest of the world
- 11:29 a.m., August 22, 2008 Updated 11:30 a.m.
- David Griffin, director of photography for National Geographic, explains in this video presentation how photography connects humanity to the rest of the world.
- Behind the Lens: Lawrence photographer offers large-print tips
- August 10, 2008
- Tim Forcade is a Lawrence-based photographer whose painterly approach to photography helps to define his work. Forcade’s large wall prints can currently be seen at Teller’s and Genovese restaurants. I sat down with Forcade on Thursday to chat about his photography.
- Behind the Lens: Invest in yourself - not your camera
- July 6, 2008
- Earlier this week, Nikon announced their much-anticipated D700 camera body, sending waves of excitement through the photo industry. As much as I want that silly $3,000 camera body, I will never buy it. Neither should you. Now let me explain why.
- Jayhawks honored at White House
- June 4, 2008
- Question his policies or debate his legacy all you want. At least give President Bush props for this: He knows his Jayhawks. Or at least his speech writers do. During a brief ceremony Tuesday at the Rose Garden, Bush honored the 2008 men’s basketball national champions.
- Behind the Lens: Video stills create good, not great, photos
- June 1, 2008
- If a caveman had to choose between a sharpened rock or a Swiss army knife, he would likely pick the rock. If a cameraman had to choose between a still camera and a video camera, which do you think he/she would choose?
- Behind the Lens: Makeshift monopod good in low light
- April 20, 2008
- A few weeks back, a friend of mine introduced me to an online tutorial about how to create a monopod, made of string of all things, for $2. Yes, that’s less than your morning latte.
- Behind the Lens: Google features can be imitated on your own
- March 16, 2008
- One of the newest additions to the always-increasing offerings from Google is steerable panoramic images shot along the streets of American cities, including Lawrence.
Recent photos
Clint Bowen, left, was a player at Kansas University who worked his way up the ranks as an assistant coach. He's about to enter his second season as the Jayhawks' defensive coordinator.
Questions are arising on whether the city should consider annexing the Westar power plant, which would require it to start paying city taxes. This view from a Westar Energy plant tower looks over the plant’s coal field to the southeast toward Lawrence and over the Santa Fe Industrial Park.
A maintenance man pulls a Grumman Wildcat fighter plane down the runway at the Lawrence Municipal Airport in preparation for an open house in May 2002. The plane, which was recovered after 50 years on the bottom of Lake Michigan, was one of the planes on display that day.
From left, Danny Manning, Bill Self and Aaron Miles crack jokes during Late Night at Allen Fieldhouse in this October 13, 2006, file photo.
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